महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-168, verse-7

धारा दिवि च संबद्धा वसुधायां च सर्वशः ।
व्यामोहयन्त मां तत्र निपतन्त्योऽनिशं भुवि ॥७॥

7. dhārā divi ca saṁbaddhā vasudhāyāṁ ca sarvaśaḥ ,
vyāmohayanta māṁ tatra nipatantyo'niśaṁ bhuvi.

7. dhārāḥ divi ca saṃbaddhāḥ vasudhāyām ca sarvaśaḥ
| vyāmohayanta mām tatra nipatantyaḥ aniśam bhuvi

7. The streams, connected both in the sky and completely across the earth, falling incessantly upon the ground there, bewildered me.

7. הזרמים נקשרו בשמים וגם בכל רחבי הארץ, ובנפילתם הבלתי פוסקת על האדמה הם בלבלו אותי שם.

Words meanings summery:

• धाराः (dhārāḥ) - the streams (streams, showers, torrents)

• दिवि (divi) - in the sky (in the sky, in heaven)

• च (ca) - both (and, also)

• संबद्धाः (saṁbaddhāḥ) - connected (connected, bound, joined)

• वसुधायाम् (vasudhāyām) - on the earth (on the earth, in the earth)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely (entirely, completely, everywhere, in all parts)

• व्यामोहयन्त (vyāmohayanta) - they bewildered (they bewildered, they confused)

• माम् (mām) - me

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, then, in that place)

• निपतन्त्यः (nipatantyaḥ) - falling (falling, descending)

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - incessantly (incessantly, constantly, day and night)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - upon the ground (on the earth, in the world)

Words meanings and morphology

धाराः (dhārāḥ) - the streams (streams, showers, torrents)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhārā

dhārā - stream, current, shower, torrent

Note: Subject of the sentence.

दिवि (divi) - in the sky (in the sky, in heaven)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Locative singular of div.

Note: Location for saṃbaddhāḥ.

च (ca) - both (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Pairs with the next ca.

संबद्धाः (saṁbaddhāḥ) - connected (connected, bound, joined)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃbaddha

saṁbaddha - connected, bound, joined, related

Past Passive Participle

From root bandh (to bind) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Agrees with dhārāḥ.

वसुधायाम् (vasudhāyām) - on the earth (on the earth, in the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - earth, ground, producer of wealth

Note: Location for saṃbaddhāḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely (entirely, completely, everywhere, in all parts)

(indeclinable)

suffix śas indicating 'in all parts'.

Note: Modifies saṃbaddhāḥ.

व्यामोहयन्त (vyāmohayanta) - they bewildered (they bewildered, they confused)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vyāmohayat

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, active voice, causative stem.

From causative stem mohay of root muh (to be bewildered, confused) with prefixes vi- and ā-.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Finite verb. Subject is dhārāḥ.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Accusative singular of mad.

Note: Object of vyāmohayanta.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, then, in that place)

(indeclinable)

निपतन्त्यः (nipatantyaḥ) - falling (falling, descending)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nipatant

nipatant - falling, descending, alighting

Present Active Participle

From root pat (to fall) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with and describes dhārāḥ.

अनिशम् (aniśam) - incessantly (incessantly, constantly, day and night)

(indeclinable)

a (not) + niś (night). Adverbially, 'without break of night'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+niśā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adverb.

भुवि (bhuvi) - upon the ground (on the earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land, world

Locative singular of bhū.

Note: Location for nipatantyaḥ.

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